IF YOU GO

A new Adventure Park will open Saturday, April 5 at 6600 West Maple Road, West Bloomfield Township. For more information, call 248-419-1550 or visit westbloomfieldadventurepark.org.

An adventure park is set to open in West Bloomfield on April 5.

This will be the first adventure park located in Oakland County and the second in the state of Michigan, with the first being in Frankenmuth. It will be located on five acres of the Jewish Community Center grounds, 6600 W. Maple Road.

One hundred platforms have been installed in the trees and connected by various configurations of cable, wood, rope to form bridges and zip lines. There will be 10 trails of different difficulty levels for children age 5 to adult.

This spring, through June 9, the park will be open 3 to 9 p.m. Fridays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays, and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays and holidays. It will be open Tuesdays through Thursdays for group reservations.

In the summer, June 10 through Sept. 2, the park will be open 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesdays through Thursdays, 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sundays and holidays.

And in the fall, Sept. 3 through Nov. 30, the park is open 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Fridays, 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Saturdays and 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays and holidays. Group reservations available by appointment.

Admission, good for three hours, is free for children age 5 to 6, $39 for children age 7 - 9, $44 for children age 10 to 11 and $49 for children age 12 to adult. For the last three hours of the day, the cost is $29 Tuesday through Thursday and $36 Friday through Sunday for people age 7 and up. A harness and gloves are provided with the admission ticket, and gloves are available for purchase.

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